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Sophie Tucker (born Sofia Kalish; January 13, 1886 [3] [4] – February 9, 1966) was a Ukrainian-American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century.
The song was first introduced to vaudeville by Sophie Tucker. [2] Eddie Cantor also added it to his stage set. [ 2 ] An early jazz band, Jim Europe 's 369th Infantry Band frequently performed it in 1919 after arriving back in New York.
Shelton Brooks and "Some of These Days" was brought to Sophie Tucker's attention in 1910 by her maid, who insisted she meet Brooks and hear the song. [1] Tucker instantly recognized its hit potential, performed and recorded many versions throughout the years, and eventually it became her signature song—including landing movie appearances to perform it.
The song became the signature tune of Sophie Tucker, who also first sang it in 1919. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Among later recordings of the song are those by Fats Waller (1939), Cass Daley (1949), Frank Sinatra and Shelley Winters in the film Meet Danny Wilson (1952), Teresa Brewer (1955), Brenda Lee (1959), Nancy Wilson (1962), Alberta Hunter (1980), and ...
Soon after its 1917 publication, "Darktown Strutters' Ball" was included by Sophie Tucker in her Vaudeville routine. [1] The song was recorded on May 9 that year by the Six Brown Brothers . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The best-known recording, by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band , which was recorded on May 30, 1917, and released by Columbia Records as catalog ...
Electro-poppers Sofi Tukker's third studio album, “BREAD,” is an acronym for “Be Really Energetic and Dance,” a mantra that the Grammy-nominated American duo of Sophie Hawley-Weld and ...
Sofi Tukker is the duo of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern. Sophie Hawley-Weld was born in Frankfurt, [5] Germany, but grew up in rural Canada [6] and Atlanta. [7] She then attended United World College of the Adriatic, a UWC in Duino, Italy.
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